Creativity Isn’t a Goal. It’s a Way of Living.

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The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

Jim Kroft

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🎙️ The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft This podcast is for creatives who’ve chosen the long road. Each week, I take one aspect of the creative life — a breakthrough, a challenge, or a tool that’s helping me — and share what I’m learning from the inside. I started the show because I couldn’t find what I needed: a companion for the real challenges of making art while building a life around it. The podcast swings between the psychological traps we face and the practical tools that keep me going. It moves between mindset and method — but always comes back to how we keep showing up. I’m Jim, your host. I’ve lived a long life in the arts — full of meteoric highs and humbling lows. Here are a few stops from the journey: 🎸 Released 7 records — from major labels to van tours 🎥 Filmed 6 feature docs, screened at 200+ festivals 🧠 Built a creative business in Berlin since 2013 ✍️ Top 1% on Substack for weekly consistency 📈 Raised nearly €100K for refugee & Ukraine war efforts 🎧 The Creative Life has hit the Apple Podcast charts Thanks for being here, Jim 🔗 Listen & Follow: Spotify Apple Podcasts Substack YouTube Instagram

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Creativity Isn’t a Goal. It’s a Way of Living.

The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

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2 months ago

Creativity Isn’t a Goal. It’s a Way of Living.

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TODAY'S EPISODE

We’ve been sold a lie: that creativity is a goal, something you reach if you hustle hard enough, suffer long enough, sacrifice deep enough.

But here’s the truth: that path doesn’t just fail you — it erodes life itself.

This episode is about breaking free from the outcome-obsessed culture that keeps us trapped on the treadmill of productivity, and rediscovering creativity as a way of living — something to embody, nurture, and expand every single day.

Whether you’re building a project, chasing a dream, or simply trying to reconnect with joy in the process, this episode is about choosing immersion over obsession — and reclaiming your creativity as part of life itself.

What's Inside:

🌀 Why obsession kills creativity — and immersion sustains it
⏳ How chasing goals too hard makes life itself vanish
❤️ Why joy, love, and connection are fuel for breakthroughs
🌈 How to stop running after the rainbow and actually live under it
🔥 Why creativity isn’t a goal — it’s a way of being alive

I'm your host, Jim. If you're ready, then let's dive in!

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